It may be worth noting that some of the design work on this amazing project was actually done by Slashdot readers with no background in particle accelerators. LHC@home is a distributed computing project using the SixTrack program that helps simulate particles' travel in the accelerator to study the stability of their orbits. It has been critical data to the scientists that have been working on the project.
Look, friend, you've already hit the jackpot. Now, you're just trying to decide how to spend the money. If you're good enough to get both offers, you'll do well at either. I would give some thought to Google's style vs Microsoft's, particularly in the realm of Google's embrace of individual research time, and Microsoft's fascinating processes and procedures. Also, how important is it to ship? Depending on the group of which you are a member (in either company), there are probably a ton of variables in the decision. I'd probably end up comparing the specific opportunities, in terms of job responsibilities and working environment. I probably would not make the decision based on the company.
"I am a graduate student of Philosophy at a reputed University in the United States. I have had a lot of fun working towards my PhD. I have published papers and done exciting research. I should be finishing up in the next few months or so, but I would like to continue doing the same kind of work that I am doing now. One option would be to take up a post-doctoral research appointment and find myself a faculty position. I am somehow not attracted to this option because of the tenure and grant pressure. My ideal job would be something like the Greek philosophers of yester-years. Do you know of places that have that kind of environment? Coffee shops are supposed to have such an atmosphere, but my stint in one of them makes me think otherwise. Google does seem to have such an environment but I am not a CS person. Does Slashdot know of companies where bullshitting is still done in the US, without the pressure of money and immediate results?"
Not many companies are willing to pay for navel-gazing. That's just the real world.
That's an excellent point. However, I feel like the original intent of the electoral college still applies - which is to say that regional politics are still applicable in our society. With large portions of our population concentrated in specific areas, and with many regional political issues going to the Federal level, it seems there may be some unintended consequences associated with placing a disproportionate share of executive political power in the hands of entities subject to regionalist tendancies.
For example, if we were to pretend that drilling in ANWR were not an environmental issue, but rather a quality of life issue for those in the region, and if we were to assume that it was (as it is) a Federal issue, then we could see a potential for areas with high oil demand leveraging their population density to the detriment of folks in low-population density. This isn't a very good example, but I was trying to use something that's somewhat current. One of the areas where this is most difficult is in the intersection of culture and politics.
I'd like to see more data on processor market share as well. In particular, I'm curious about the 64 bit market share. Has anyone seen those numbers? I'd like to settle a bet...
You actually did do the professional thing (it seems). Your employer also did the right thing (it seems). Giving two weeks notice is the way to go, and if you expressed yourself politely, and gave a well-reasoned explanation for your departure, then everything here is as it ultimately should be. Your employer has an obligation to their other employees, as well as to the company. They must take the actions that are appropriate to protect these interests, and sadly, nowadays, that means immediately terminating your access. There are exceptions, but given the threat environment, coupled with the increasing regulatory demands placed on all businesses, sometimes giving you two weeks of paid vacation is the best that a company can do. Your best approach at this point is to try to understand their situation, and thank them for the opportunities they have presented you (even if they haven't helped your career at all). Cheers, mate, and good luck with your next endeavours.
For what it's worth, Piro, the artist behind the online comic MegaTokyo, wrote an extensive rant on the problem of what to call this type of art. I don't think it really answers the question, but it certainly adds some food for thought. If not manga, what is it?
I say just run the box in console mode, and if the kid can figure out how to configure X and open a browser, they are old enough for porn.
Seriously, this is a little strange in it's scope. In the fourth paragraph, it defines for the reader what a "server" is, and then they expect the reader to be comfortable just jumping right in and editing the squid config. Seems like a little user-friendliness is probably needed before we can consider the parental filtering thing taken care of...
A quick check through my history, and a look at open terminal windows, tells me that most of what I do with the command line is directly related to what I would consider the Operating System. I see a ton of ls, cd, more, dig, tar, gzip, etc. I also see myself using ssh to do OS-type things on other *nix machines. The second place for frequency, though probably first for amount of time using, goes to all of those vim sessions. Lastly, I see a lot of Perl and gcc.
Essentially, I don't use a lot of newly developed tools - or even, for that matter, tools that are still being heavily developed. I don't use the command line to browse, and I don't use it to check mail (though there are a few pines in there). The core of my user experience still feels like it's commands, but in fact, the mindless things that take most of my time are done in a graphical environment (like typing this post). The only tools I see myself using that aren't older than me are tools used for security work (a wonderful list of which you may find here), and the occasional bout of StreamRipper.
Somehow, after this post, I feel less like a console jockey than I thought I was. A better question might be: what do console users need?
This article says 10^12 bits per cm^2. That would bring us to something like 116 GB per cm^2, unless my math is wrong, which it probably is, because that was off the top of my head. Anyway, I think it's more dense than what you estimated. As for hard drives, I don't know, but I have a drive with an areal density in the 34 GB / inch^2 realm, so if they're anywhere near that, this is a huge improvement.
William Gibson just stopped blogging, stating that informal blog/journal writing gets in the way of writing fiction.
Is there a conflict for you between maintaining your journal, and writing fiction? How do you manage your time / ideas / approach, in order to stay active in both?
American Conservative Magazine was put together by Conservatives that expressly believed that Neoconservatives were a problem, if not an outright conspiracy. That was the whole rationale behind the magazine's inception - to act as an alternative to the predominantly neocon mags such as National Review. So quoting them is like pointing out that kooks at both extremes of the political spectrum believe that black helicopters are watching them. Might as well tell us what the John Birch Society thinks of Neoconservatives.
Regardless, Pat Buchanan's endorsement of a magazine does not make it's hysterical claims any more reliable than those of Mother Jones or Pilger.com. What do you expect?
You: "It's a Neoconservative Conspiracy!"
Me: "What makes you think that?"
You: "The administration is trying to rebulid our military's might, and American Conservative Magazine is critical of neocons, and George Will is sometimes critical of the current administration."
Me: "Oops. Okay, you caught us. It's a conspiracy."
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It may be worth noting that some of the design work on this amazing project was actually done by Slashdot readers with no background in particle accelerators. LHC@home is a distributed computing project using the SixTrack program that helps simulate particles' travel in the accelerator to study the stability of their orbits. It has been critical data to the scientists that have been working on the project.
Look, friend, you've already hit the jackpot. Now, you're just trying to decide how to spend the money. If you're good enough to get both offers, you'll do well at either. I would give some thought to Google's style vs Microsoft's, particularly in the realm of Google's embrace of individual research time, and Microsoft's fascinating processes and procedures. Also, how important is it to ship? Depending on the group of which you are a member (in either company), there are probably a ton of variables in the decision. I'd probably end up comparing the specific opportunities, in terms of job responsibilities and working environment. I probably would not make the decision based on the company.
Either way, welcome, cheers, and good luck!
Here's my "ask" -
"I am a graduate student of Philosophy at a reputed University in the United States. I have had a lot of fun working towards my PhD. I have published papers and done exciting research. I should be finishing up in the next few months or so, but I would like to continue doing the same kind of work that I am doing now. One option would be to take up a post-doctoral research appointment and find myself a faculty position. I am somehow not attracted to this option because of the tenure and grant pressure. My ideal job would be something like the Greek philosophers of yester-years. Do you know of places that have that kind of environment? Coffee shops are supposed to have such an atmosphere, but my stint in one of them makes me think otherwise. Google does seem to have such an environment but I am not a CS person. Does Slashdot know of companies where bullshitting is still done in the US, without the pressure of money and immediate results?"
Not many companies are willing to pay for navel-gazing. That's just the real world.
That's an excellent point. However, I feel like the original intent of the electoral college still applies - which is to say that regional politics are still applicable in our society. With large portions of our population concentrated in specific areas, and with many regional political issues going to the Federal level, it seems there may be some unintended consequences associated with placing a disproportionate share of executive political power in the hands of entities subject to regionalist tendancies.
For example, if we were to pretend that drilling in ANWR were not an environmental issue, but rather a quality of life issue for those in the region, and if we were to assume that it was (as it is) a Federal issue, then we could see a potential for areas with high oil demand leveraging their population density to the detriment of folks in low-population density. This isn't a very good example, but I was trying to use something that's somewhat current. One of the areas where this is most difficult is in the intersection of culture and politics.
Just a thought.
When you say that he was advised to abort, does that mean the manual landing, or landing in general? Thanks in advance.
I'd like to see more data on processor market share as well. In particular, I'm curious about the 64 bit market share. Has anyone seen those numbers? I'd like to settle a bet...
You actually did do the professional thing (it seems). Your employer also did the right thing (it seems). Giving two weeks notice is the way to go, and if you expressed yourself politely, and gave a well-reasoned explanation for your departure, then everything here is as it ultimately should be. Your employer has an obligation to their other employees, as well as to the company. They must take the actions that are appropriate to protect these interests, and sadly, nowadays, that means immediately terminating your access. There are exceptions, but given the threat environment, coupled with the increasing regulatory demands placed on all businesses, sometimes giving you two weeks of paid vacation is the best that a company can do. Your best approach at this point is to try to understand their situation, and thank them for the opportunities they have presented you (even if they haven't helped your career at all). Cheers, mate, and good luck with your next endeavours.
It's great to see EFF helping Sony, and Sony playing nice. It would be especially nice to see Sony giving back to the EFF...
Now that would be some accountability.
For what it's worth, Piro, the artist behind the online comic MegaTokyo, wrote an extensive rant on the problem of what to call this type of art. I don't think it really answers the question, but it certainly adds some food for thought. If not manga, what is it?
I called my gf "The Warden" once. She pointed out that my computer is the thing that's keeping me in, whereas she always wants me to go out.
Who do you work for?
I was joking. That having been said, I hope you never have to maintain my databases either. Where would that put me?
Not having them has made me a better designer, but I've bitched and moaned the entire way. Will I become more effective? Will I get lazy? Will I care?
Chinese networks are being used to breach hundreds of unclassified U.S. government systems.
The Washington Post has just discovered 1997!
If you have only a five gallon bucket, a three gallon bucket, and a faucet, how would you get exactly 4 gallons of water in the five gallon bucket?
I say just run the box in console mode, and if the kid can figure out how to configure X and open a browser, they are old enough for porn.
Seriously, this is a little strange in it's scope. In the fourth paragraph, it defines for the reader what a "server" is, and then they expect the reader to be comfortable just jumping right in and editing the squid config. Seems like a little user-friendliness is probably needed before we can consider the parental filtering thing taken care of...
Granted, I've used Midnight Commander, but only when I was trying to move a file.
"c" is right next to "v"
A quick check through my history, and a look at open terminal windows, tells me that most of what I do with the command line is directly related to what I would consider the Operating System. I see a ton of ls, cd, more, dig, tar, gzip, etc. I also see myself using ssh to do OS-type things on other *nix machines. The second place for frequency, though probably first for amount of time using, goes to all of those vim sessions. Lastly, I see a lot of Perl and gcc.
Essentially, I don't use a lot of newly developed tools - or even, for that matter, tools that are still being heavily developed. I don't use the command line to browse, and I don't use it to check mail (though there are a few pines in there). The core of my user experience still feels like it's commands, but in fact, the mindless things that take most of my time are done in a graphical environment (like typing this post). The only tools I see myself using that aren't older than me are tools used for security work (a wonderful list of which you may find here), and the occasional bout of StreamRipper.
Somehow, after this post, I feel less like a console jockey than I thought I was. A better question might be: what do console users need?
This article says 10^12 bits per cm^2. That would bring us to something like 116 GB per cm^2, unless my math is wrong, which it probably is, because that was off the top of my head. Anyway, I think it's more dense than what you estimated. As for hard drives, I don't know, but I have a drive with an areal density in the 34 GB / inch^2 realm, so if they're anywhere near that, this is a huge improvement.
Luckily, I'm running on a laptop. There's wireless in the theatre, too. Just had to sit in the back and dim my screen...
Cheaper, too. If you don't have enough, let me know.
How does that change the question? Can't you theoretically get talk radio content over, say, the Internet?
William Gibson just stopped blogging, stating that informal blog/journal writing gets in the way of writing fiction.
Is there a conflict for you between maintaining your journal, and writing fiction? How do you manage your time / ideas / approach, in order to stay active in both?
American Conservative Magazine was put together by Conservatives that expressly believed that Neoconservatives were a problem, if not an outright conspiracy. That was the whole rationale behind the magazine's inception - to act as an alternative to the predominantly neocon mags such as National Review. So quoting them is like pointing out that kooks at both extremes of the political spectrum believe that black helicopters are watching them. Might as well tell us what the John Birch Society thinks of Neoconservatives.
Regardless, Pat Buchanan's endorsement of a magazine does not make it's hysterical claims any more reliable than those of Mother Jones or Pilger.com. What do you expect?
You: "It's a Neoconservative Conspiracy!"
Me: "What makes you think that?"
You: "The administration is trying to rebulid our military's might, and American Conservative Magazine is critical of neocons, and George Will is sometimes critical of the current administration."
Me: "Oops. Okay, you caught us. It's a conspiracy."
"...I think money would be better spent on self defense training than that jacket."
I wonder if it's cheaper than a handgun?